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Valuation of a French Charles X period gaming table in our next auction
Le Floc'h auction house in Paris and Saint Cloud, in collaboration with our experts specialized in free valuation and free appraisal will auction a French Charles X parquetry game table, Thursday 23rd of January in Saint Cloud.
Valuation of a French parquetry bombe commode in our next auction
Valuation of a French parquetry commode stamped Flechy in our next auction in Saint-Cloud
Valuation of a French Regence parquetry stamped commode in our next auction in Saint Cloud
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Valuation of a French Charles X period gaming table in our next auctionLe Floc'h auction house in Paris and Saint Cloud, in collaboration with our experts specialized in free valuation and free appraisal will auction a French Charles X parquetry game table, Thursday 23rd of January in Saint Cloud.
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January auctions are usually quiet without any important lot. They were
sold in December. Despite that two lots caught our attention in the past
few weeks, one at Chiswick Auction and the second at Donnington
Priory.» Read more
For over 200 years, the city of Dieppe was one of the greatest
European centers for ivory. Statuettes, chess, model boats, snuff
boxes, fans in carved ivory were produced by Dieppe workshops.
These works of art, sometimes of very high quality, are now the delight
of collectors of sculptures and objects de vertu.» Read more
2009 was a year a spectacular bid for French commode. Let us have a
look on some of the top result.» Read more
Sold, auction, specialist, reserve, viewing, auctioneer, withdrawn, bid,
commission bid are some of the words you can hear in an auction room.
What do they mean? And how to sell at auction?» Read more
This week newsletter is about a fantastic discovery: an unknown
Leonardo da Vinci old master drawing. This drawing appreared at first at
Christie's New York in 1998.» Read more
Take time to admire this coffer on stand! The occasion is rare to see on
the market, a museum-quality furniture, offered for auction.
Reasonably estimated 30 to 50 000 Euros, by our specialists firm , this work of art could reach new auction record at the Richelieu
Drouot sale on the 12th of June. On one extreme refinement, this richly
decorated piece of furniture is unique.» Read more
Over the past ten years, a new trend emerged in the art market, that
focus on research and provenance.» Read more
Since the 80s, the art market experienced a spectacular boom in
primitive art. The Surrealists and primitivism as Picasso, Brancusi,
Matisse and the Fauves opened the appetite of collectors by giving them
taste for representations out of the ordinary, taking a break with five-
century classicism.» Read more
The ancient Chinese furniture are rare on the market. On Wednesday
April the 8th will take place at Sotheby's Hong Kong an exceptionnal
auction. The Biegucang collection consisting of beautiful furniture
lacquer most of Ming period will go under the hammer.» Read more
70 000 € for a Louis XIV Boulle cabinet, 40 000 € for a small table from
Marie Antoinette. But those furniture are only copies. How to explain
those prices: the quality, the richness of their materials and their rarity.» Read more
Two men reknown for their taste, a collection of works and objets d'art
unique, five auctions "event, a total of 373.9 million euros, hundreds of
world records ... The so called the Sale of the Century seems to have
kept all its promises ...» Read more
« Attribué à Picasso », « de Picasso », « signé Picasso » « portant une
signature : Picasso »… are expressions that reflect many different
reality. To render these subtleties, it is important to fully understand the
language of auctions catalog.» Read more
£2 036 000 for a cabinet by L'Escalier de Cristal.
Column Furniture and works of art , Appraisal and valuation
On December the 4th, the Bonhams sold at auction in London the lot
number 153 a sumptuous cabinet dating from 1895, for the record sum
of £ 2 036 000. An extraordinary bid for a piece of furniture from the late
nineteenth century.» Read more
Last week, a diamond known as the Wittelsbach became the most
expensive gem ever sold at auction. Sold € 18.70 million by Christie's
London to the famous London jeweler, Laurence Graff, the Wittelsbach
diamond is an exception in many ways ...
» Read more
Christmas is coming and with it the search for the original gift that will be
enjoyed. Have you ever thought buying a French Empire ormolu clock?
There is something for any budget, many models and sizes.» Read more
Collectors, museums, and old master drawings amateur, will compete on
19th December, to purchase at auction some of the original 240 drawing
by the English painter George Hayter (1792-1871) offered in the auction
by Claude Aguttes, assisted by Bertrand Dumas, specialist in old master
drawings and paintings.» Read more
La vente de la collection d’œuvres et objets d’art d’Yves Saint Laurent et
de Pierre Bergé se déroulera du 23 au 25 Février prochain au Grand
Palais. Organisée en association par les maisons de ventes aux
enchères Christie’s et Pierre Bergé et Associés, cette vente pourrait
bien être « La Vente du Siècle ». » Read more
Le 20 mai 2008, le Château de Versailles enrichissait ses collections
d’une chaise et la payait 295 000€ lors d’une vente aux enchères à
Bruxelles par Pierre Bergé et Associés.» Read more
Depuis plusieurs années les recherches historiques en matière
d’œuvres d’art permettent de suivre les propriétaires successifs d’une
œuvre en se basant sur des catalogues d’exposition et de ventes
anciens ainsi que sur des étiquettes et marques présentes sur la pièce.» Read more
Pour bien vendre ses objets de collection, il est important de savoir ce
que l’on vend pour en tirer le meilleur prix. Pour répondre à ces
questions, l’expert en œuvres d’art expertise et estime les objets qu’on
lui soumet. » Read more
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